Scope of the Conference
The themes for this conference will include (but are not limited to):
Rolling Stock
- Rolling stock design, manufacture and maintenance
- Modelling and Simulation: Railway dynamics, Structural analysis, Crashworthiness, Wheel-rail interaction, Pantograph-catenary dynamics, Wear and Fatigue
- High speed trains
- Light railways and trams
- Technologies to increase freight capacity
- Bogies technology
- Field and laboratory testing
- Performance and optimisation
- Aerodynamics and crosswind
- Noise, vibration and comfort
- Traction and braking
- Safety, security and reliability
- Ergonomics and interior design
Infrastructure
- Railway structures: Bridges, tunnels and transition zones
- Track design, construction and maintenance
- Interaction of vehicles with the infrastructure
- Foundations
- Track monitoring
- Trackbeds: Sleepers and ties
- Geotechnical aspects: Earthworks, embankments, stabilisation
- Technologies for track defects detection
- Station design
Energy and Environment
- Decarbonising the rail industry
- Re-use of kinetic energy
- Energy sources and smart grids
- Hybrid traction and power trains
- Sustainable rail transport
Signalling and communication
- ERTMS - European Rail Traffic Management System
- ITS - Information and Technology Systems
Operations
- Railway systems operation
- Traffic management
- Interoperability
- Intermodal solutions
- Customer interfaces
- Timetabling
- Logistics
Strategies and Economics
- Railway transport: Capacity and cost
- Track access charges
- Cost implications
- Pricing
- Planning and policies
- Future trends in railway engineering
- Railways: History, heritage and education
Emerging Technologies
- Maglev Systems
- Battery and Hydrogen Trains
- Personal Rapid Transit
- Hyperloop
- Big Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
- Digital Twin
- Internet of Trains
- Blockchain Technology